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Butter

Benjamin Moore CSP-995

HEX
#EAE1C1
RGB
234, 225, 193
LAB
89.5, -2.1, 16.8
LRV
≈ 75
Family
Beige, warm
Nearest RAL
1015 Light Ivory
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With an LRV of about 75, Butter reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Butter in other brands

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

  • You Benjamin Moore 302 Beige
  • Abingdon Benjamin Moore HC-99 Beige

How it looks with color blindness

  • Deuteranopia Reads as beige
  • Protanopia Reads as beige
  • Tritanopia Reads as light gray
  • Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

  • Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns light orange
  • Neutral, 4000 K Turns yellow
  • Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Butter warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 16.8 and a value of -2.1 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Nerolac color to Butter?

Beige Glory (2778), at ΔE 0.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Butter?

≈ 75. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.